Craftsmen have to creative to offer handicraft products

This is a handicraft's made process

In the sluggish condition the marketing handicrafts products are very difficult. At the present, handicrafts business face tight competition in the market. If local craftsmen want to be a winner in the competition, they have to know the market opportunity as well as creative to create handicraft products.

A craftsman, Ahmadi said, now the marketing handicraft product is more difficult. As well as the purchasing power of customer low, nowadays many similar product from outside Bali also commerce in local market. “This affect the competition of this business tighter,” he said.

He added, to be a winner in the competition, craftsmen have to be smart and creative. Other craftsmen in Kerobokan, Made Suparta added, at the present craftsmen still faced several problems such as the decreasing of market access, the weakness of the craftsmen in getting access to capital, design, production system and market information. “If that problems can be overcome, we are optimistic craftsmen will be able to create handicraft product with the high quality,” he said.

He expected, craftsmen have been increase their quality product and the commerce also have to be observed. “If it this conducted by craftsmen, we ensured the handicraft product made in Bali will ready to compete with other product from same area,” he said.

According to Suparta, Balinese craftsmen cannot do something when they handicraft to market did not saleable. “A lot of craftsmen offer their products with inexpensive price to attract costumers,” he said.

As a craftsman, he hoped the government gives the serious attention to the craftsmen. “The problems have to overcome, because this bring big affect to craftsmen creativity,” he said.